ASTRAEA

Chapter 16. Measurement

Briony signed when Brylee stopped the car in front of Miliani.

"I thought we are not coming back here after Uncle Lorcan warned you." She said.

"Are you kidding me?! I commissioned her to make me dresses. And besides, when did I ever mention Uncle Lorcan in front of her. We are not doing anything that should make Uncle Lorcan stop us from coming here. It's my right to choose my own designer." Brylee gave her a side-eye before she opened the door of the car and stepped out of it.

"Yeah, we are not. Until now." Briony rolled her eyes.

"Oh, come on! Have you seen Uncle's tailored suits? I am sure that it was Lydia who made them." Brylee said then she started walking towards the boutique.

"Yes, they are. But considering their current condition. I don't think Lydia would like to make him another suit. Or Uncle would like to wear anything that she touched." After being warned by her Uncle Lorcan and Bell, Briony seemed to be hesitant to go along with Brylee.

Meeting Lydia is simply dangerous. At least when they were threatened by their Uncle Lorcan and Bell.

Brylee stopped in her tracks then she turned to face Briony before she opened the door of the boutique. "I don't think Lydia would refuse to make a suit for me especially if I told her that it would be a gift. And I don't think Uncle wouldn't mind if I gave him a new pair of suits. He wouldn't even ask where I buy it."

Briony narrowed her eyes at her sister. "Uncle Lorcan is Uncle Lorcan. He would know."

"Miss Brylee, you are just in time for your fitting." The sales assistant greeted them with a pleasant smile before she accompanied them on the second floor of the boutique.

When they reached the second floor, the sales assistant immediately left them.

They saw Lydia on her desk with her head down. Her hand is moving swiftly yet smoothly on the sketch pad.

"Good morning, Ms. Lydia." Brylee greeted her.

When Lydia raised her head to look at the two, Brylee and Briony were taken aback. It was only more than one week since they last saw her, but she looked paler. Her eyes were dull and there were dark circles under her eyes.

"Miss Lydia, are you alright?" Brylee asked with concern.

"You looked terrible," Briony added. Worry was flashed on their faces.

Lydia forced a smile on her lips then she stood up from her seat and walked around her desk. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just a lot of work to finish." She said.

Lydia went to the cabinet and took out four dresses from it. Then she walked back to where Brylee and Briony were standing.

Brylee looked at the dresses then she looked back at Lydia's face. "It's finished already?"

Lydia nodded her head. "Yes, you can try it on so that we can make necessary adjustments."

Brylee suddenly felt guilty. When she commissioned Lydia to make dresses for her, she didn't intend to make it rush. Yet, Lydia looked like she was rushing everything.

Brylee took the dresses from Lydia's hand. "You know, I was not in a hurry. You didn't have to finish it all at once." She said regretfully.

But Lydia just smiled at her.

Brylee looked at Briony and they both looked forlorn.

"I thought I'd seen her worst at Uncle Lorcan's pad. She looks like she is not having enough rest. I wonder if she is eating well." Briony said in a hushed tone so that only Brylee could hear her.